fly-flappern.

Brit.

/ˈflʌɪˌflapə/, U.S.

/ˈflaɪˌflæpər/

Etymology: < fly-flap v. + -er suffix¹.

1. One who drives away flies with a fly-flap.

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the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > pest control > [noun] > device for catching flies > device for driving off flies > driving away flies with > one who

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a1661 T. Fuller Worthies (1662) Northampt. 283 Jupiter the flie-flapper.

1829 F. Marryat Naval Officer II. vi. 182 That fellow is only fit for fly-flapper at a pork shop!

1891 H. Caine Scapegoat I. Introd. 21 Beside him walked the fly-flappers.

figurative.1810 C. James New Mil. Dict. (ed. 3) Suppl. Fly-flapper, a figurative term alluding to any person who being in the confidence of another, keeps off impertinent intruders.

2. = fly-flap n. 1.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > pest control > [noun] > device for catching flies > device for driving off flies

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1749 G. Lavington Enthusiasm Methodists & Papists: Pt. II 121 If a Fly-flapper be held up to blow it off.

1859 C. Darwin Origin of Species vi. 171 The tail of a giraffe, which serves as a fly-flapper.

figurative.1843 R. Cobden Speeches 19 Oct. (1870) I. 103 The men of Manchester, who, by these fly-flappers, have managed to rouse them into a little activity.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	fly-flapper
释义	fly-flappern. Brit. /ˈflʌɪˌflapə/, U.S. /ˈflaɪˌflæpər/ Etymology: < fly-flap v. + -er suffix¹. 1. One who drives away flies with a fly-flap. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > pest control > [noun] > device for catching flies > device for driving off flies > driving away flies with > one who fly-flappera1661 swatter1917 a1661 T. Fuller Worthies (1662) Northampt. 283 Jupiter the flie-flapper. 1829 F. Marryat Naval Officer II. vi. 182 That fellow is only fit for fly-flapper at a pork shop! 1891 H. Caine Scapegoat I. Introd. 21 Beside him walked the fly-flappers. figurative.1810 C. James New Mil. Dict. (ed. 3) Suppl. Fly-flapper, a figurative term alluding to any person who being in the confidence of another, keeps off impertinent intruders. 2. = fly-flap n. 1. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > pest control > [noun] > device for catching flies > device for driving off flies werela1390 flapc1440 fly-flapc1440 flapper1570 flip-flap1600 cow-tail1672 fly-flapper1749 chauri1777 fly-brush1838 fly-whisk1838 fly-duster1860 scare-fly1862 fly-whipper1872 fly-fan1891 fly-flick1914 fly-swatter1917 swatter1917 fly-swish1922 swatting1925 fly-swat1937 1749 G. Lavington Enthusiasm Methodists & Papists: Pt. II 121 If a Fly-flapper be held up to blow it off. 1859 C. Darwin Origin of Species vi. 171 The tail of a giraffe, which serves as a fly-flapper. figurative.1843 R. Cobden Speeches 19 Oct. (1870) I. 103 The men of Manchester, who, by these fly-flappers, have managed to rouse them into a little activity. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1661
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